One ruler of this country entrusted Charles Duncan Cameron to deliver a letter to Queen Victoria, but the letter was delayed for over a year, resulting in the ruler taking Cameron hostage. An 1868 expedition to rescue the hostages in this country was led by Robert Napier, who triumphed at the battle of Magdala, after which Emperor Tewodros II committed suicide. Oreste Baratieri was court-martialed after decisively losing to this country's forces in 1896. This country won the Battle of Adowa against Italy during the reig
One ruler of this country entrusted Charles Duncan Cameron to deliver a letter to Queen Victoria, but the letter was delayed for over a year, resulting in the ruler taking Cameron hostage. An 1868 expedition to rescue the hostages in this country was led by Robert Napier, who triumphed at the battle of Magdala, after which Emperor Tewodros II committed suicide. Oreste Baratieri was court-martialed after decisively losing to this country's forces in 1896. This country won the Battle of Adowa against Italy during the reign of Menelik II, but was later attacked again by Mussolini in the Abyssinia Crisis. For 10 points, name this African nation once ruled by Emperor Haile Selassie from a capital at Addis Ababa.
One ruler of this country entrusted Charles Duncan Cameron to deliver a letter to Queen Victoria, but the letter was delayed for over a year, resulting in the ruler taking Cameron hostage.
Federal Democratic Republic of {Ethiopia} [accept {Abyssinia} until mentioned]